Improvement in molds for drying cigar-fillings



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SAMUEL B. J ERCME, CF NEWT HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNCR TOv SAM- UEL .Pack a co,

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Letters Patent No. 107,266, dated September 13, 1870.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making" part of the same.

To all whom it 11mg] conccrn'.-

Be it known that I, SAMUEL 13. JEROME, of New Haven, in thc lcounty of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have inventedgcertain new and useful Improvements in Cigar-Holders, for use in the man-A ufacture of cigars, of whiclrthe following is a specification. L

My invention relates to devices for receiving and holding cigar-llings, or the inner portions of -cigars, and absorbing the moisture therefrom prior to the putting on of the wrappers.

The inner 'portion oi' the cigar, termed the filling, whether made by hand or in a machine, is usually quite moist after being rolled and shaped, and it is desirable to employ some means of taking up and speedily absorbing the moist-nre prior to the application of the wrapper,

If a wooden holder were employed, it would soon become swollen, owing to the moisture absorbed by it, and-consequently untitted for use; and, if the holder were made of a non-absorbent material, while it would not swell, yet it would, of course, fail to take up the moisture of thc cigar, which would consequently come out of it too wet.'

It is, therefore, necessary for the holder to oomlaine in itself two qualifications, viz;: it `should absorb the moisture from thc cigar, and yet should not swell so as to bc uniitted for use.

My Objectis to produce a holder of this kind, and to this end p n My invention consists oi' a cigar-holder, made of a composition such as hereinafter described, or other material impermeable to water, provided with a lining of straw-board, or other suitable absorbent, for

taking up the moisture ofthe cigar or iiiling placed in said holder. y

'lhe manner in which my invention is or maybe carried into eifect will be readily understood by reference to the accompanying drawing, in which-V Figure l is a perspective view of a cigar-holder made in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the two parts of which the holder is composed.

Figure 3 is a transverse section of one oi' the parts of the holder.

I prefer to make the body a of the holder of a composition composed of shellac and resin, mixed with suitable coloring matter, and with sawdust or fibrousY material, to prevent the composition from bcing too brittle.

lhis composition 'is now in use for the manui'ae" ture of knobs, frames, Ste., and the holder can he readily molded from it. But in lieu ot' this composition, any other suitable composition may he used, or, indeed, any other suitable material which is impermeable to water. i

The holder is made of two sections or parts, A B, fig. 2, which are molded or otherwise formed separately, Vthe'one being a counterpart of the other in shape and size; and in each section is formed a half mold, c, of the cigar or filling which the holder is designed to receive, so that, when the two parts are placed together, as shown in fig. 1, they will forma holder', the core of which is oi' the exact shape and size of the cigar.

The flat faces oi' the sections A B are provided each with a pin and a socket, so that, when .the sections are pnt together, the pin on the one will fit in the socket in the other, and thus hold the two accurately together, preventing any lateral displacement. The exterior ot' the sections is ot' such shape that, when they are pnt together, the holder will be tapering, or approaching a truncated cone in shape.

One end of the holder, where the tip of the cigar is located, is closed when the sections are put. together, and the other end is open,

lhe recess or halt' mold c in each section is lined with straw-board or paper, or other suit-able absorbent.

material, b, for thc purpose of taking up the moisture from the cigar. This lining, when the holder is made of composition, is united with the section, by being 'pressedand molded with the same while the composition is in a plastic state. But it may be attached in other ways, according to the nature of thevmachinery or otherwise, it is put in the half mold c of one section of the holder. rilhe other section is then put on so as to cover the cigar, and the holder -is then stuck int-o a board, in which any desired number of holes has been made, the holes being of suicient size to allow the holders to pass about halt` way through the board. lheir tapering form will thus allow them to be jammed in the holes, so as to hold the sections iirmly together, and to press them tightly upon the cigar-filling. After remaining there a suitable time, the holder is taken out of the board and the tobacco or cigar-filling removed from the holder, the moisture having been suiiiciently absorbed by the lining b. The filling retains the form of the cigar which the mold c in the interior of the holder imparts to it, and is then ready to receive Athe wrapper. y

`I have thus described the manner in which the holder may be used; but I desire to be understood as making no claim to such peculiar manner of using the tion of the holder itself'.

Having now described my invention and the man-A ner in which the same is or may be carried into effect,

What I claim, and desire to sec-nre by Letters Pntent, is-A 1. A cigar-holder made 0i' :t composition substan-` tially such as described, or other material impermen` ble to water, and. provided with 'o lining `of straw-v boccrd or other suitable absorbent for taking up the moisture of the cigar or filling placed in said holder, substantially as set forth.

2. A cigar-holder formed intwo sections, of com- 

